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title: Set Time & Time Zone
slug: hardware/set-time-and-time-zone
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:58:11.202Z
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# Time Server

If the player has internet access, the clock is set automatically by communicating with the BrightSign time server. To change the default time server, see [this page](docId\:gfqm5HVphjQijhZxb2NGy).

# Time Zone

The time zone of a player is set during through its Setup File. For more details on creating Setups in BrightSign Author, see [this page](docId\:XNnXywMV09iEgZIIt7RWA).

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**Note:** The LS424 doesn't have a super capacitor to maintain its time setting while it is not powered. Therefore, when the LS424 is not powered, its clock will immediately be lost and the player will need to have its clock set when powered on again.
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# Daylight Saving Time

To have the player automatically shift hours for summer/winter time, select a **named** time zone that uses Daylight Saving Time (DST). For example, since most of Europe uses DST, selecting one of the European timezones (WET/CET/EET) will instruct the player to observe summer/winter hours automatically.

If you want to ensure that a time zone does not use DST, select the GMT equivalent. For example, if you want the EET time zone without summer/winter hours, select GMT+2 instead.

The U.S. and Australia have some regions that do not observe DST, in which case the time zones have different versions: For example, you can select either MST (U.S. Mountain Time) or MST1 (U.S. Mountain Time without DST) because the majority of the state of Arizona does not observe DST.

# Setting Date & Time Manually

If the player does not have access to a network time server, you can manually set the date and time in BrightSign Author. To do this, either create a new Setup File with the correct **Time Zone**, or edit your existing Setup File (which will cause your player to reboot). To edit an existing Setup:

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Go to the **Admin** tab and select **Setup Library**
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Select the Setup File you are using and pick the edit pencil.
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Change the **Time Zone** to the correct zone**.**
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Select **Update Setup in Library.**
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Go to the **Network** tab and select the cog icon to enter the player’s remote DWS.
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In the **Control** tab, select **Update** under **Reprovision Player**. Your player will reboot and when it is complete you can check the **Network** tab to see that your player now has the correct timezone.
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# Setting Date & Time via Script

You can instead use the following script to set the time and time zone.

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Download [this script](https://www.brightsignnetwork.com/download/Tools/SetDateTimeNewVersionFinal.zip).
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Open the *SetDateAndTime.txt* file in a text editor.
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Specify the time and time zone for the player on the first two lines of *SetDateAndTime.txt* (the example is set for EST and sets the clock to April 19, 2014 at 3:07 PM). Save the changes.
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If your screen does **not** support 1920x1080x60p, change the video mode in the *autorun.brs* script on line 6. 
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Copy the config files to a blank microSD card. The files must be copied to the root directory of microSD card, not in a folder.
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Insert the microSD card in the unit and power up the unit. Leave the unit powered up for at least the next four hours so that the supercapacitor (i.e. the internal battery) that maintains the time can charge. 
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